BAFTA to honor duo

John Lasseter, David Yates feted

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles will honor John Lasseter with the Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment and David Yates with the John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing.

The kudos will presented at the BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards on Nov. 30 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

“John Lasseter and David Yates are master creators of joy and imagination,” said Nigel Lythgoe, chairman of BAFTA Los Angeles. “Their high standard of art, perception and pure entertainment is unparalleled.”